John told his mother he wanted to leave school, but later he thought better of it.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
think better of — ► think better of decide not to do (something) after reconsideration. Main Entry: ↑think … English terms dictionary
think better of — (something) to decide not to do something you had intended to do. I nearly told him I was leaving, but then I thought better of it … New idioms dictionary
think better — index prefer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
think better of — index reconsider, repent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
think better of — HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT, think twice about, think again about, change one s mind about; reconsider, decide against; informal get cold feet about. → think * * * phrasal : to reconsider and make a better decision started to protest but thought… … Useful english dictionary
think better of — If you think better of something, you decide not to do what you intended doing. I was going to go shopping, but when I saw the crowded car park, I thought better of it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
think better of it — If you think better of something, you decide not to do something that you intended to do. I wanted to go shopping, but when I saw the crowded car park I thought better of it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
think better of — consider something again and make a better decision about something I would think better of going to Europe in the winter if I have a chance to go again … Idioms and examples
think better of something — phrase to decide not to do something because you no longer think it is a good idea He started to say something but thought better of it. Thesaurus: to decide not to do or have somethingsynonym Main entry: think … Useful english dictionary
think better of something — think better of (something) to decide not to do something you had intended to do. I nearly told him I was leaving, but then I thought better of it … New idioms dictionary
think better of it doing something — think ˈbetter of it/of doing sth idiom to decide not to do sth after thinking further about it Syn: ↑reconsider • Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it. Main entry: ↑thinkidiom … Useful english dictionary
